Publication

Governing Body Chair Training Progammes

The Chair of a school governing body has a key role in ensuring that governors carry out their duties effectively and efficiently to promote high standards at their school. In order to fulfil this role a Chair needs skills for working with different individuals, different groups of people and different situations.

Findings from research undertaken by the All Wales Centre for Governor Training and Research indicated that key areas which should be covered in training for Chairs should include:

1. Working with the Head teacher
2. Effective organisation and management of meetings
3. The induction of new governors

The training provided in this programme will be presented under the above headings, though the programme will begin with a brief consideration of the skills required by a Chairperson and the powers and duties of the governing body.

Published: 1/09/2009